Turkey Call TV

Kevin and Chris Piltz chase spring gobblers in Ohio and remind us of the importance of time spent afield together. It’s the first season of turkey hunting on their family lease, and after striking out due to a rainy first day. However, this father and son team refuse to throw in the towel and are rewarded with a beautiful longbeard.

17-time Grand National Champion, Mark Prudhomme takes a beautiful Eastern while using one of his custom trumpet calls. Mark also explains how he uses the trumpet call for up close and finishing work on gobblers.

Join us for the 3rd Annual NWTF Pirate Classic, held at Snow Hill, North Carolina. The Pirate Classic is a one day JAKES hunt unlike any other NWTF event in the nation. This year, the event hosted 350 registered hunters and saw 65 gobblers harvested.

NWTF members, Miles Minges and Baker Bell hunt the opening weekend of the South Carolina season and are rewarded with a spectacular show. The only problem is, someone forgot to put a shell in his gun. Plus, Mark Prudhomme shares a tip for locating spring gobblers.

Barry Woods hosts the annual NWTF JAKES Hunt of a Lifetime from Comstock Lodge in Nebraska. Learn how your child can be eligible for this incredible hunt by simply becoming a JAKES member. Plus, watch as one young man takes his first Merriam’s turkey.

What happens when your “Plan A” goes wrong? You shift gears. And, in the case of John Brown Jr. on this hunt, you take your best eastern gobbler ever. Matt Morrett also shares tips on how to be successful on windy days.

It’s all about partnership this week on “Turkey Call TV.” First we take a look at the Illinois JAKES Hunt of a Lifetime and how the state chapter partners with land owners and mentors to get more kids into the wild. Matt Dunfee of the Wildlife Management Institute shares the importance of organizations like NWTF working with other NGO’s in order to tackle the problem of decreasing hunter numbers, plus NWTF Director of Hunting Heritage Programs, Mandy Harling describes how partners are helping stem the tide of hunter loss. Finally, we join Rich Zirklebach as he mentors JAKES member Campbell Brown during the Illinois youth turkey season.

NWTF Member, Kristi Woodrow joins producer, Jason Miller for a late season hunt in southern Illinois. Plus, Matt Morrett shares tips and tactics that will help you be more successful during the late season.

Half of the finalists already hit the state for part 1 of the 2018 Grand National Senior Division Finals, and only seven callers remain. Check out who made the final five and also who takes home the top honor in the world of competitive turkey calling.

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When the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded in 1973, there were about 1.3 million wild turkeys in North America. After decades of work, that number hit a historic high of almost 7 million turkeys. To succeed, the NWTF stood behind science-based conservation and hunters’ rights. The NWTF Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative is a charge that mobilizes science, fundraising and devoted volunteers to conserve and enhance more than 4 million acres of essential wildlife habitat, recruit at least 1.5 million hunters and open access to 500,000 acres for hunting. For more information, visit www.NWTF.org